A fire destroyed one home and damaged two others Monday near the Westgate Shopping Center in San Jose, authorities said.

The blaze was reported just before 3 p.m. on Mossbrook Circle in southwest San Jose. Residents of the neighborhood were evacuated, but there were no reports of injuries, said Fire Department officials.

The flames were fueled in part by a natural-gas pipeline in the backyard of the house that was destroyed. Greg Snapper, spokesman for Pacific Gas and Electric Co., said the fire had apparently ruptured the gas line.

"From what we understand, the fire is unrelated to PG&E," Snapper said.

PG&E crews shut off the line at 4:02 p.m. The cause of the fire was not known.

The house that was destroyed was an Eichler that was occupied by a man and his mother and teenage son, said a neighbor, Steve Cohen.

He said the family had lived in the home for decades.

"It's a tragedy, but I'm just glad no lives were lost," said Cohen, 51. "It's really unfortunate. It's a huge loss."